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<br />B. REVITALIZATION.. As a community ages, a city must decide lvhat role they <br />are going to play in this process: lead and anticipate these changes, or to allolv the <br />private marl{et to guide these changes. <br /> <br />1. Neighborllood Reinvestnlent - Does the Council agree that neighborhoods <br />create tIle foundation of the community? As tIle City ages, does tIle Council view <br />it necessary to play a role in supporting our neighborhoods in their efforts to <br />maintain tllemselves ill relation to safety, reinvestment, and overall sustainability? <br /> <br />2. Marginalized Uses - Does the City feel that marginalized or inconsistent uses <br />11ave an impact on the community at large in addition to tlleir understood impacts <br />on the immediate area? Does the Council agree that the sum total of every <br />decision (code enforcement, land lise, signage, variances, etc~), establishes tIle <br />ultimate inlage for our community? If yes, what should be the City's role to <br />ensure that our collective actions move us toward our desired image? <br /> <br />c. ENVIRONMENT - Environmental character is unique to our community and <br />\ve have an opportunity to fully protect, and/or enhance these features. Every <br />action the City takes affects these environmental features in some fashion and it is <br />critical that the City establishes for itself the level of importance of the environment. <br /> <br />1. What level of importance does the Council place on preserving and/ or <br />enllancing tIle natural environment? In balancing the interaction betvveen tIle <br />environment and private marlcet demands, how aggressive should the City be in <br />it's role as a steward of the environment in the face of this development pressure? <br /> <br />D. ENFORCEMENT - As a city ages, the necessity of code enforcement becomes <br />more identifiable. Issues that surround this question include overall property <br />maintenance and value, building and personal safety & the community image this <br />reflects. <br /> <br />1. Does tIle City COllilCil feel tllat as its' cOl1unercial, residential, and retail <br />neighborlloods age, increased code enforcement (property and building inventory) <br />becomes botll necessary and unavoidable? Assuming that the level of <br />enforcement will need to increase, and that a highly aggressive level of <br />enforcement is neither desired nor effective, does the Council agree that the City <br />s}lottld start a gradual level of enforcement and programs to prevent the need for <br />drastic enforcement efforts at a future date? <br /> <br />E. RELATIONSHIPS - Traditionally, the function of a city's boards and <br />commissions is to serve a variety of functions including development revie\v, idea <br />generation, resident interaction and participation, and partnering ,vith the City <br />Council to achieve the community's overall vision. <br /> <br />S:\Conlmunity Dcvclopmcn~Scott Clark\2007 staff mcmos\04 02 07 Relreat Questions.doc <br /> <br />Page 2 <br />